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Lakeman Library
The Society is proud to host the Lakeman Library for Electoral Studies, an important and growing source of information on all aspects of the voting process and representative democracy.
Re-opened by Dr David Butler in November 1996, the Library was renamed in commemoration of Enid Lakeman, the distinguished former director of the Electoral Reform Society. It houses the archives of the Proportional Representation Society, which was founded in 1884, and became the Electoral Reform Society in 1959.
The Lakeman collection includes
The Library is located on the first floor of the Electoral Reform Society's offices and is open to researchers between the hours of 9.30a.m. and 5.30p.m, during weekdays by prior appointment with the Trust's Executive Secretary. admin@mcdougall.org.uk
The Library is always delighted to receive any books, journals, pamphlets or papers on any relevant subjects and actively seeks charitable donations and legacies in support of its upkeep and development.
The McDougall Trust is an independently managed educational research charity, established in 1948 under the will of Sir Robert McDougall, a member of the flour-milling family. Sir Robert, who took a close interest in the study of elections and electoral systems, had been a long-standing member of the Electoral Reform Society, a Vice-President, and one of its most generous benefactors. The connection is reflected in the fact that the trustees of the Trust are appointed by the Society's Council.
The Trust's objectives are to advance knowledge of, and encourage research:
Academics, journalists and interested practitioners are invited to submit articles of not more than 4,000 words for possible publication.
The subscription rates for four issues are as follows:
For further information please contact the Executive Secretary:
The McDougall Trust, 6 Chancel Street, London SE1 0UU
Tel: 020 7620 1080; Fax: 020 7928 1528; e-mail: admin@mcdougall.org.uk
Re-opened by Dr David Butler in November 1996, the Library was renamed in commemoration of Enid Lakeman, the distinguished former director of the Electoral Reform Society. It houses the archives of the Proportional Representation Society, which was founded in 1884, and became the Electoral Reform Society in 1959.
The Lakeman collection includes
- Over 2,000 books, 2,000 pamphlets, over 50 journals,
- Extensive press cuttings and other printed material from the mid nineteenth century onwards on voting systems and elections, electoral reform and proportional representation, suffrage and other related constitutional issues.
The Library is located on the first floor of the Electoral Reform Society's offices and is open to researchers between the hours of 9.30a.m. and 5.30p.m, during weekdays by prior appointment with the Trust's Executive Secretary. admin@mcdougall.org.uk
The Library is always delighted to receive any books, journals, pamphlets or papers on any relevant subjects and actively seeks charitable donations and legacies in support of its upkeep and development.
About the McDougal Trust
The McDougall Trust is an independently managed educational research charity, established in 1948 under the will of Sir Robert McDougall, a member of the flour-milling family. Sir Robert, who took a close interest in the study of elections and electoral systems, had been a long-standing member of the Electoral Reform Society, a Vice-President, and one of its most generous benefactors. The connection is reflected in the fact that the trustees of the Trust are appointed by the Society's Council.
The Trust's objectives are to advance knowledge of, and encourage research:
- in political or economic science, functions of government and the services provided to the community by public and voluntary organisations; and
- into methods of election of, and the selection and government of, representative organisations, whether national, civic, commercial, industrial or social; and
- into representative democracy, its forms, functions and development, and associated institutions
Representation
Representation is published by the McDougall Trust. It aims to present articles on electoral matters in Britain and internationally, in a style which is acceptable to academics, journalists, politicians and the informed general reader. The journal's circulation has doubled over the past five years. Representation is normally published four times a year.
Academics, journalists and interested practitioners are invited to submit articles of not more than 4,000 words for possible publication.
The subscription rates for four issues are as follows:
- The subscription rate for institutions in the United Kingdom is £60 sterling; for Individual readers £25 sterling.
- For the Irish Republic, Europe and the rest of the world: £70 sterling (US $140) for institutions; £35 sterling (US$70) for individual readers.
- Discounts available on trade orders and to members of other organisations by agreement.
- All subscriptions are inclusive of postage.
For further information please contact the Executive Secretary:
The McDougall Trust, 6 Chancel Street, London SE1 0UU
Tel: 020 7620 1080; Fax: 020 7928 1528; e-mail: admin@mcdougall.org.uk
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